function DropDown(){this.createCountries=function(_element){var targetUrl=apiUrl+"/lookup/country?html=true";getItemList(_element,targetUrl)}
this.createStates=function(_element,includeSynonyms){var targetUrl=apiUrl+"/lookup/state?html=true";if(includeSynonyms)
targetUrl+="&includeSynonyms=true";getItemList(_element,targetUrl)}
this.createIndustries=function(_element){var targetUrl=apiUrl+"/lookup/industry?html=true";getItemList(_element,targetUrl)}
this.createEndpoints=function(_element,endpointsArr){_element.empty();var endpointOptions="";for(var i in endpointsArr){endpointOptions+=generateOptions(endpointsArr[i].name,endpointsArr[i]["-id"]);}
_element.append(endpointOptions);}
function getItemList(element,targetUrl){var options={type:"GET",url:targetUrl,cache:false,success:function(text){createOptionList(element,text)},dataType:"text"};$.ajax(options);}
function createOptionList(element,text){element.append("<option></option>");element.append(text);}
function generateOptions(text,value){if(typeof value=='undefined')
value=text;var optionValue="<option value='"+value+"'>"+text+"</option>";return optionValue;}}